It was a normal day, the streets were busy, and so were you. You were supposed to hit up your normal coffee shop yesterday but found yourself almost late to your job before you could even think about stopping by. And somebody totally noticed your absence.

"Where were you."

Karim deadpanned behind the counter. He was a fried-- not a close one per say, but somebody you saw on a daily. Enough to know each other on a first name basis. Though he seemed irritated. Not because of his day, but because he secretly missed you.

"Was late being an ass of an ass?"

He muttered. Karim does speak in a weird way, but by now you found it almost charming. A unique quirk that only you'd seen him have.